静じょう脈みゃく瘤りゅう

noun

varicose vein; varix

Medical term for abnormally dilated veins, commonly in the legs. Used in clinical and everyday health contexts.

• 長ちょう時じ間かん立たっていると静じょう脈みゃく瘤りゅうができやすくなる。

  Standing for long periods makes you more prone to varicose veins.

• 祖そ母ぼは足あしの静じょう脈みゃく瘤りゅうの治ち療りょうを受うけた。

  My grandmother received treatment for varicose veins in her legs.